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‖ moskonfyt S. Afr.|ˈmɒskɒnˌfeɪt|
[Afrikaans, f. mos must + konfyt jam.]
A thick syrup prepared from grapes.
1891Pall Mall Gaz. Extra No. 58, Oct. 13/2 It was mos-komfyt, I found, made with grape-juice. 1905Agric. Jrnl. Cape of Good Hope 483 (Pettman), The first idea in planting vines is to provide mos confyt, a kind of grape sugar syrup, which is given as part of their rations to the coloured labourers. 1931T. J. Haarhoff Vergil in Experience S. Afr. i. 3 ‘Moskonfyt’ is used, as it was by the Romans, partly as a syrup and partly to break down the acidity of wines. 1953Cape Times 10 Mar. 2/4 A consignment of 600 110-gallon drums of moskonfyt, which will be processed into wine in Britain. 1975Daily Dispatch (East London, Cape Province) 20 Sept. 5 A grape for raisins and also for the production of sweet wines, moskonfyt and even jam. |